The ‘fifties from above

preston from above

Following the visit of MA Urban Design students from MMU to our fair city this week, I offer an aerial photo set of Preston in the ‘fifties (before the clearance of factories, mills and much else).

All the photos

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2 Responses to The ‘fifties from above

  1. Christopher Bryan says:

    Great pictures here.

    It is my view that Preston is an amazing example of how a once grand town, filled with excellent georgian and victorian architecture can be utterly ruined with post-war planning and development.

  2. Dominic Roberts says:

    Hey Chris!

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